Upington is the main town of the Green Kalahari region in the Northern Cape. Approximately 820 km north of Cape Town and 875 km west of Johannesburg, Upington is ideal as a stopover for those travelling to the Augrabies Falls National Park, the Fish River Canyon and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Upington is named after Sir Thomas Upington, the first Attorney General of the Cape. Originally known as Kharahais, Upington owes its success to agriculture and irrigated lands along the Orange River.
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